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HELPING VERBS!!!Exciting, I know
By: Brandon Carr
THE HELPING VERBS
•is, am, are, was, were •be, being, been•has, have, had•do, does, did•will, shall, should, would•can, could•may, might, mustTHESE ARE THE ONLY HELPING VERBS
SHALL
•Who sais shall? Not me.•The British do!
•Example: I shall pass the queen her tea.
THE DEFINITION
•DEFINITION: a verb that comes before the main verb in a sentence. Together, the helping verb and the main verb form a verb phrase. Sometimes a word-such as not- seperates the helping verb from the main verb. helps main verb express tense, mood, and voice.
EXAMPLES
•I am running because Parkers lobster is chasing me.
•Helping verb- am•Main verb- running
•I shall go to the store to buy some melons.•Helping verb-shall•Main verb-go
USED IN A SENTENCE? IDENTIFICATION?•Helping verbs are often used right before
the action verb. If not, they are usually seperated by a word such as not.
•Helping verbs can be identified very simply. They must be one of the 23 words listed earlier.
Note
•Helping verbs can be used back to back.•I will do it.
